DrJack's WINDIP Upper-Air Wind Forecast for  BISHOP  on  WED 07/28
 
------  WS,WD,U(kt)  SITE=kbih  METAR=kbih  RidgePerp.=255  Run:07/28@16:33Z-16:34Z
 
RUC  :  00=07/28:15Z  03=07/28:18Z  06=07/28:21Z  09=07/29: 0Z  12=07/29: 3Z
300mb:    67 226  58    59 225  51    59 223  50    59 224  51    58 223  49
700mb:     9 200   5    10 194   5    13 182   4    15 195   8    12 187   4
 
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NAM  :  00=07/28:12Z  12=07/29: 0Z  24=07/29:12Z  36=07/30: 0Z  48=07/30:12Z
300mb:    67 229  60    62 226  54    54 231  49    52 242  50    43 246  43
700mb:    21 189   9    11 185   4    10 203   6     6 193   3     6 181   2
 
GFS  :  00=07/28:12Z  12=07/29: 0Z  24=07/29:12Z  36=07/30: 0Z  48=07/30:12Z  60=07/31: 0Z  72=07/31:12Z
300mb:    60 219  49    59 215  45    52 226  45    43 233  40    40 237  38    34 229  31    34 234  32
700mb:    11 200   6     6 172   1     4 194   2     5 202   3     2 196   1     5 217   4     1 224   1
 
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GFS  :  96=08/01: 0Z 120=08/02: 0Z 144=08/03: 0Z 168=08/04: 0Z 192=08/05: 0Z 216=08/06: 0Z 240=08/07: 0Z
300mb:    38 238  36    42 249  42    14 263  14    14 229  13    19 261  19    43 267  42    47 244  46
700mb:     7 251   7     7 240   7     7 208   5     9 202   5     9 187   3    10 226   9     8 240   8
 
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The criterion "mt. wave" windspeeds used for this site are:
To have a mt. wave somewhere (indicated by "+" marks)
  (1) windspeed of 65 kt at 300 mb (approx. 31,000 ft)
  (2) windspeed of 25 kt at "ridgetop" level of 700 mb (approx. 10,500 ft)
To have a mt. wave at designated ridge (indicated by "*" marks)
  (1) perpendicular wind of 46 kt at 300 mb (approx. 31,000 ft)
  (2) perpendicular wind of 18 kt at "ridgetop" level of 700 mb (approx. 10,500 ft)
These criteria based on the those empirically developed
for the Sierra wave by Doug Armstrong of the Reno NWS
 
For a description of the forecast format and forecasts for other locations, see: 
   http://www.drjack.info/WINDIP/
Please recognize that the utilized mt. wave criterion is simplistic
while mt. wave behavior can be complex, so the simple yes/no program
predictions cannot be expected to cover all mt. wave occurrences.